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Friday, January 20, 2017

I often forget of how far we've come together.......

The Fresno Boys

Mike Freeman here coming at you with another blog entry!

My
favorite thing about being a part of the Fredonia men's hockey team is
being able to play the game I love with the friends I love. Every now
and then, a reminder comes that hockey has the uncanny ability to be
greater than just a game. After last night's victory again Post
University, some family I had in town asked me to pose for a quick
picture with Kyle Jelinski and Jacob Haynes, both of whom I played
junior hockey with in Fresno, California. None of the three of us
anticipated that we would be coming to the same college team to continue
our careers, and quite honestly, I often forget of how far we've come
together. While in the middle of the daily grind, you tend to forget the
nuances and take a lot of things for granted. Seeing this picture and
actually taking a good hard look at it, I am reminded of all the growth
we've undergone together, both as individuals and as members of a team
(even though Haynes still looks like the fifteen year old kid I first
met). I am also reminded of how much not only these two mean to me, but
every single man on our squad. It is so special to be able to be a
part of something that's bigger than any individual, and to have the
opportunity to face adversity together. Adversity that can only be
overcome by one cohesive unit composed of individuals all pulling in the
same direction. I know that everybody on our team, to the man, feels
the same way about our group. Though Jelinksi, Haynes and I have evolved
a great deal together, we still have a few more years left in us to try
and achieve something special with our new family in our new home here
at Fredonia.